Description
zlib versions up to and including 1.3.1.2 include a global buffer overflow in the untgz utility located under contrib/untgz. The vulnerability is limited to the standalone demonstration utility and does not affect the core zlib compression library. The flaw occurs when a user executes the untgz command with an excessively long archive name supplied via the command line, leading to an out-of-bounds write in a fixed-size global buffer.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
zlib software zlib
Default version status: unaffected
0 to ≤ 1.3.1.2affected
pkg:github/madler/zlibReferences
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/3 ↗
- https://zlib.net/ ↗
- https://github.com/madler/zlib ↗
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zlib-untgz-global-buffer-overflow-in-tgzfname ↗
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/issues/1142 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22184 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2427688 ↗
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22184.json ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.html ↗